Understanding LeatherUnderstanding the threats to the preservation of leather in your collection

The course is a mixture of theory and practical (tanning, handling different leathers and examining deterioration problems).

Each aspect of leather production is explored in both a theoretical and practical way, and explained in relation to deterioration processes and resultant care and conservation problems.

Participants will have opportunities to try some of the production methods using both modern and traditional techniques.

Experienced professionals are on-hand to answer questions and the course takes place in an informal group, where students are encouraged to take part and get involved.

Participants

This course is aimed at conservators , curators and other museum professionals with responsibility for collections which include historic leather items, who wish to understand (a) leather making processes and (b) common deterioration problems found in historic leather objects.

Those who attended the course in 2014 and 2015 found it to be immensely useful as well as enjoyable.

To be held at

The Leather Conservation Centre and Northampton University’s Institute of Creative Leather Technologies The University of NorthamptonBoughton Green RoadNorthampton NN2 7AN

Dates - Monday 4th to Friday 8th July 2016

Cost - £495 tuition only.

An accommodation list will be available shortly.

NB The course will not run with less than 10 participants.

For further information or to book a place on this course please contact - Yvette Fletcher, Head of Conservation, The Leather Conservation Centre on email lcc@northampton.ac.uk

Lab coats, gloves, boots and other necessary PPE will be provided.

Please note the course does not cover conservation treatments or techniques (please visit the West Dean website http://www.westdean.org.uk for information on CPD course on conservation of leather).